Hardeep Singh Puri stuck in jam, takes Metro to IGI

New Delhi: When Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri got stuck in a huge traffic jam on his way to the airport on Tuesday morning, he left his car and boarded a Delhi Metro train to catch his flight.

The minister was stuck near Dhaula Kuan and he did not want to miss his flight.

So, he decided to take a Metro instead and was so impressed with the ride that he shared his review on Twitter.

The minister of state called the Delhi Metro a world-class asset and tweeted his picture on the train with other passengers. His tweet has been liked over 700 and also been retweeted over 100 times. In March this year, the former diplomat had also proposed the Delhi Metro to evolve a mechanism to offer special or discounted fares for students and senior citizens to offset the burden of fare hike on them that came into effect in 2017. The Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line  links the New Delhi Railway Station with IGI Airport’s Terminal 3.

The line, also known as the Orange line, was opened on February 23,  2011. With the opening of the entire section of the Magenta Line by next week, the domestic terminals of the Indira Gandhi International Airport will also get directly connected by the Metro.